Archers thread #200: Trouble in Ambridge! (All 200 threads could have had this title.) Discuss The Archers here.

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Over to you!

Thank you all

Thank you….

I do love your titles! Thanks Gasp

Thread 200!

George doesn’t like the idea of any reconciliation between Amber and her parents does he? I thought that scene was well scripted.

200 threads?! Whoop! 🎉

Thanks a million times, @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g!

Let’s hope Kirsty’s story stays in the calm corner of the 75th anniversary turbulence.

Thanks for the new thread, Gasp

Thanks Gasp, great title!

Amber and George both perceive threat from her parents, but see it differently. George understandably believes Amber could be persuaded to leave in favour of a more comfortable life funded by Mum and Dad, and he’ll then be fighting to be part of the child’s life forever. Amber wants approval for her choices…. But she knows she can go home if she wants.

Thanks to Gasp0de and all, as always.

Thanks @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

That last thread seemed to fill up vair quickly despite not much having happened.

Thank you for the new thread, @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g .

Nothing to add TA-wise.

Self-centredly just I'm so glad it's the winter solstice today here in Melbourne. The shortest day is fabulously sunny but a bit taters.

Taters, @echt?

Thanks @Gasp0deTheW0nderD0g

Taters is chilly or cold. My Buckinghamshire grandmother used to say it.

Well, it's certainly not taters here. I rather hope the SWs have written in some reference to the weather for next week as it would be very funny if Ambridge is battling pouring rain while the rest of us are sweltering in the second heatwave of the summer.

Oh my - a warning for listeners before the omnibus! (‘Graphic descriptions’ of the wreckage David and Pip discover.)

I don’t remember that ever happening before.

So … erm, Denise doesn’t seem to have been at Jim’s surprise leaving party. And she wasn’t mentioned when Jolene asked Alistair if he missed his dad.

Someone’s wiped her - and Paul - from the entire story, haven’t they?

Good.

I so hope Kirsty has a healthy baby

I’m confident she will. We need more joy in the world not misery.

Lower case joy, yes.

It's giving me the black horrors, all these mentions of the J-word.

Keira sounds too much like Mia!

But Amside exists!! That should be interesting going forward.

Dissolution - finally the word is uttered.

Yes that was a big catch up for Keira (Speaking)!

I don’t (much) mind it being born healthy, but it would be very disappointing if it stayed that way.

Arf! You are a bad, bad person. Will you be my friend?